A 3-minute lesson from the Alabama course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Your number one job behind the wheel is driving. Alabama has two phone laws with separate fines: the Hands-Free Law (effective June 2024) and the texting ban.
Know the rule
Hands-Free Law: physically holding a wireless device is a violation when you're seen crossing in and out of a lane without signaling, swerving, or otherwise driving improperly.
You're holding your phone to your ear and drift across the lane line without signaling. That's a Hands-Free Law violation: $50 and 1 point for a first conviction. Reading a text instead would be a texting violation: $25 and 2 points.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What is the fine for a first-offense texting-while-driving violation in Alabama?
$50
$75
$25
$100
Answer: $25
The fine for a first-time texting-while-driving offense is $25, rising to $50 for a second and $75 for a third or later offense.